Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-18

HI AUgUAETEE~ PEGEAN BAITNIIDN ASS y.
n = y. Ninth Stree
RICHMOND, Va, Ju ! r., IS.
Public attention has been recently
called by correspondents in several of the
daily papers to the fact that not even s slsb
marks the last resting place OF Lieuten-
snt-GeneraI A. P. Hill, enc of General
Lees trusted ieutenants, who sleeps in 8
beautiful and commanding section Of
Hollywood.
The Pegram Battalion Association, com
posed OF the surviving members OF bat
teries, every one OF which were attached
to the brigades forming A z. HiI's Light
Division, and afterwards, SIS PSgram's
Battalion, attached TO the same DIVISION
and 10 the Third Corps Of the Army Of
Northern rginia-teeling tiat IL would
be becoming ard proper III their assoc a
ton, in the absence of any other Organiza-
ton to take the lead as well IS to snow
their admiration and love for their Old
division and corps communicative this
day contributed the sum OF So, which is
the remnant of fund subscribed bY L e
members of the b, t.sllOn and their friends
for the purpose Of plsCing 8 memorial
window, TO their dead, in the Chapel g.
Lee Camp Soldiers Home, as the nucleus
OF fund hereafter to be raised, for the
purpose Of erecting a monument over the
remains OF General 4. z. Hill worthy of
his fame and reputation. The subscribers
were appointed committee, which VIII
be hereafter enlarged as msy be required
from other organizations, 10 peIftc. and
Gerry out their wishes.
We cordially invite and earnestly call
on alI soldiers Of the Light Division and
OF the Third Army Corps, as well as of
the Army Of Northern Virginia, and also
of the whole COniederacy-and We viii
further add, the noble women of the
sOuth-tO respond as far as they are able.
by renting their contributions TO Cap
tain Thomas Elicit, president OF Pegrsm
Battalion Association, No. 2S y. Ninth
street, Richmond, Va, who Will sCt Is
Secretary, acknowledge contributions,
keep record Of same, and paw them
over to Colonel William II. Palmer,
A. A. q. OF the Third Army Corps, who
will act as Treasurer. As soon as g sutii-
Gent sum is raised, al necessary steps
will be-taken toward the selection and
erection OF monument worthy Of the
gallant officer and man. our wish is that
every living member Of the Light Di-
vision and Third Army Corps shall re
| SpOnd TO the extent OF his ability, no
matter how limited, so that every one
will feel that he has 81 interest ia the
shaft that marks the spot where sleeps
| the glorious dead.
/ Major Thomas A. BrandeT, LetChe- Bst-
| terry, Pegram's Battalion, chairman; Cap
tain ". Gordon McCabe, Captain Ro. B
MunforG, Pegrem's Battalion; Major
! 7 cyIJis NJ l..
Brigade; John Purcell, j. F0Ote Johnson,
I ID. S. BEDFORD, Purcell Battery, Peg
rams Battalion; Captain VIM. G Cren-
shaw, NJ. T. Rider, VIM. Ellis Jones,
/ Crenshsw Battery, PegrsTw5 Battalion
! Lieutenant James f. Tyler JamesST
| FeTriter, John Murphy, Letcher Battery
Pegram's Battalion; DR.. II. Caoell Tabb,
ii. a. Strobe, + +. Chesley, FreGeriCds-
/ burg Battery, Pesram's Battalion; Cap.
tain L. Keith Dsrgan, Pee Dee Battery
| Pegram's Battalion; Captain Thomas Ell
lett, Crenshsw Battery, Pegram's 8attaI
ion, Committee
We cordially indorse the above move
ment of the Pegram Battalion Associa-
ton, and do recommend that all sub
script!ons be forwarded as above indi-
Gated, snd this laudable undertaking
accomplished at once. We do mos
earnestly appeal to the glorious wOmer
to come forward and give helping hand
tor with their full support and co-opera
ttCn, there is no such word as fail.
FIIZHUGH LEE,
Governor Of Virginia.
A. NJ. SCALES,
Governor of North Carolina.
JOHN r. COOKE,
JAMES G.. FIELD,
General Virginia Brigade.
R II. T. ADAMS,
IJiDJo